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This post will help you approach omelette making without fear! This recipe for an easy omelette with bacon, potatoes and zucchini, that you don’t have to fold, is a just as delicious and very satisfying!
If you are inspired to try another easy French classic recipe, take a look at my Croque Monsieur sandwich.
Omelettes have an unfair rep of being fussy and difficult to make. Although there is definitely a trick to making proper fluffy omelettes, there is no reason we mere mortals can’t enjoy them as well.
I absolutely love French omelettes for their simplicity, versatility and taste. Growing up it was my number one after school snack and I still love them!
What goes into a basic omelette?
Egg and milk are all you need to whip up a proper omelette. Don’t forget to season with salt and pepper!I prefer using whole milk but if you are watching calories, skim milk will do.
Some people swear by adding water instead of milk, so I guess it’s up to you!
How do you make it?
It seems that the hardest part of making a French omelette is folding it but guess what… you don’t have to do it!
Just skip folding altogether and enjoy an authentic French omelette more often. My mom never did the folding, I never do it and I just learned that Ina Garten doesn’t either in her book “Back to Basics”.Well if the Barefoot Contessa herself couldn’t be bothered why should we?!
The most important thing is to whip the eggs and milk until frothy. The second important thing is to get all ingredients ready before you start. Things happen fast and you won’t have time to chop, peel and whatever else you are doing.
What else can you add?
The real answer is anything you love! Eggs go well with a myriad of ingredients. What I am suggesting in my recipe are classics like bacon, potatoes, zucchini aka courgettes and sliced green onions.
Since the eggs will cook really quickly we need to have bacon, potatoes and zucchini pre-cooked before adding them to an omelette.
I haven’t added any cheese to this particular recipe but it would be a welcome addition! Sharp cheddar or Gruyere would be my first choice.
Sometimes I also add fresh herbs like parsley, dill or tarragon. They bring in so much flavour.
Omelettes are such a quick and nutritious option for any meal. They could be enjoyed for breakfast/brunch or as a delicious lunch or dinner when paired with a green salad.
However if you are ambitious enough to try a French dish that is a bit more involved, I would recommend giving my Classic Coq au Vin a go!
French Omelette with Bacon, Potatoes and Courgettes
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Cast iron skillet or This is an affiliate link.non-stick frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
- 50g / 2oz bacon lardons or 4 bacon strips, chopped
- 1 medium potato, boiled and diced
- 1 small courgette/zucchini, cut into 1/2″ dice
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- 1 spring onion, sliced
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients.
- Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a medium sized pan and cook bacon for 5 minutes until most of the fat has been rendered and they are slightly crispy.
- Remove bacon on a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Brown diced potato and courgettes with a pinch of salt until golden.
- While potatoes and courgettes are cooking whisk eggs, milk and salt in a small bowl.
- Pour the egg mixture into the pan, add bacon bits and sliced spring onion. Turn the heat to low and cover with a lid for 5-7 minutes until eggs are set. Serve with a green salad.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
There is an omelette at the end of this short story…….
My mum used to make us “pes-car-june” and every French person I ask don’t know it, ww2 peasants dish but it’s pancake batter in a frypan about 1 inch and apple wedges all in at the very start and it starts on the Stove top and finishes under the grill serve with pouring heavy or dollop creme but using tbe same method an omelette and tiny potato cubes on top so half the omelette was cooked before adding the pre crispied potato cubes and always finished
dauphinoise maybe spring onion was in it but next time give that ago
That sounds so delicious! I will definitely give it a try.
Oh omelettes are our ‘go to’ meal when we can’t think of what to whip up for dinner.
Bonus is that everyone in the household likes eggs, win!
This recipe though, you had me at potato, my quiet love affair with the humbled spud. lol
This looks so yummy and I agree… no need to flip over, it all cooks fine.
Visiting from FFF link-up… also if your interested, every Sunday I co-host a Meal link up party called Your Weekly Feed sharing meal inspiration for the week ahead. Love it if you’d pop by maybe link-up a scrumptious recipe or two.
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Thank you for visiting, Kim! Sounds awesome, I will definitely check it out! 🙂
We have this at least once a week!!! Love it!
One day I think you should make the turn and head to France ;). What a mouthwatering omelette! Perfect when I’m craving a quick and delicious meal!
We call that egg pie in my house! We put all sorts of things in it including ham, peas, spinach, and tomatoes. It’s delicious! And an easy weeknight meal. Also, if I was close enough to Paris to drive there I would visit every evening and stay all weekend! You’d have to drag me away.
Your egg pie sounds delicious, Patricia! I know what you mean about living so close to Paris and not going enough…we have got to get our move on soon! 🙂
I love all things egg but this omelette looks delicious I will be giving it a go.
I do too, Vicki, I just find it such a quick and delicious meal idea. Thank you for visiting!
I love eggs, boiled, poached, scrambled and in an omelette! This looks delicious Julia!
I went to France in 2013 to watch The Tour de france, it was amazing and I’m desperate to go back again – Provence was amazing and we spent some time near Annecy as well and then Paris for the final.
We went twice in 2011 and both times to Paris and now I really want to go somewhere rural to experience another side of the country! I keep suggesting to the fam renting a small cottage somewhere close by like Brittany and just enjoy quiet life in France for a week or so. 🙂 I can only imagine how exciting Tour de France must have been, Angela!
I haven’t been back to France in over a decade, but luckily I have all the ingredients for this gorgeous breakfast.!
I am really feeling I am due for a visit some time this year. It’s tough business living on the edge of Europe, too many places to see! I love going to the same place over and over again until I feel like home but my husband is driven by the need to explore, so France often falls into “been there, done that” category for him. I need to go with a friend!
I love a substantial omelette like this Julia, so easy to make and I usually have all the ingredients in the fridge! x
I love omelettes for being so versatile, you can include anything you like and it’s a healthy meal in itself! I actually quite like them as light suppers rather than breakfasts.